Song Lyric Lessons BUNDLE — ENDLESS OPTIONS! — Analysis, Create Your Own

Teach students how to analyze literature with this bundle of engaging music activities!

Inspired by Nancy Dean’s Voice Lessons, Song Lessons uses pop music (country, rock, pop, and folk) to teach the impact of literary devices in literature. The COMPLETE SET LIST includes all 5 literary device sections (Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone) and an editable template resource that allows you to create an endless amount of your own song lessons!

Included in your Bundle purchase:

• An introduction with lesson planning advice and the definitions of 5 literary devices (Detail, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone)
• Literary devices worksheets to develop students' deeper understanding of the concepts at the heart of the song lesson resources
• 25 song lessons. Each lesson includes a pop song (music and lyrics available via included web link), an annotation activity, and three close reading analysis questions that ask students to examine the selected song through the lens of the literary concepts of Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone
• An answer key for each included song
• 5 Create Your Own Song Lesson Assignments that allows students to share their favorite music while also demonstrating their understanding of literary devices. Each assignment worksheet includes a rubric tied to 2 ELA Common Core Standards
• A song lessons template resource. This file includes a fill-in-the-blank song lesson activity and 4 teacher resources pages that include "template-ready" literary devices terms and 50 (!) sample analysis questions. You'll be able to create a song analysis lesson for any song in minutes!
• A Song Analysis Presentation assignment that invites students to share their favorite music with their classmates while keeping an academic focus. This presentation project is tied to 3 ELA Common Core standards
• 5 Literary Devices Writing Prompts (tied to Details, Diction, Imagery, Point of View, and Tone). Great for final assessments of each concept or sub plans!

LYRICS ANALYZED IN SONG LESSONS: LITERARY DEVICES:

"In Lonesome Dove," by Garth Brooks; "Six Blocks Away," by Lucinda Williams; "Traveling Soldier," by The Dixie Chicks; "Racing in the Streets," by Bruce Springsteen; "Lido Shuffle," by BOZ SCAGGS; "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine," by The Killers; "Popular," by Nada Surf; "Burning Photographs," by Ryan Adams; "Sweetest Decline," by Beth Orton; "Twin Falls," by Ben Folds Five; "Birdhouse in Your Soul," by They Might Be Giants; "Hide and Seek," by Imogen Heap; "Hand Me Down," by The Wallflowers; "How to Save a Life," by The Fray; "Viva la Vida," by Coldplay; "Romeo and Juliet," by Dire Straits; "Directions," by Josh Rouse; "Look at Miss Ohio," by Gillian Welch; "Rock Hard Times," by The Eels, "Lost in the Supermarket," by The Clash; "Always in Love," by Wilco; "Everyday is Like Sunday," by Morrissey; "Silver Springs," by Fleetwood Mac; "Fake Plastic Trees," by Radiohead; "Nightswimming," by R.E.M.

LITERARY DEVICES ACTIVITIES:

Create Your Own Song Analysis Activities : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Prompts (FREE) : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Worksheets (FREE) : Literary Devices Units Bundle : Song Lessons: The Complete Set List : Song Lessons: Details : Song Lessons: Diction : Song Lessons: Imagery : Song Lessons: Point of View : Song Lessons: Tone

LESSONS, UNIT, AND  BUNDLES:

A Christmas Carol Complete Unit Bundle : Choice Reading Unit : ELA Essays Assessments Bundle : ELA Writing Workshops Bundle : Create Your Own Children’s Book : Create Your Own Holiday Children’s Book : Create Your Own Superhero Project : Creative Writing Workshops Bundle : Daily Writing Prompts Bundle : Deepfake Awareness Training : Experiential Learning Projects Bundle : Expository Workshops MEGA Bundle : Family Narrative Bundle : Great Expectations Complete Unit Bundle : Growth Mindset Writing Prompts : Greek and Latin Vocabulary Bundle : Letter to Your Future Self (FREE) : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Prompts (FREE) : Literary Devices: Creative Writing Worksheets (FREE) : Literary Terms Units Bundle :Narrative Guides: 6-Genre Creative Writing Bundle : Persuasive Letter to Santa : Research Guide: 50 Topics Bundle : Research Unit Bundle : SAT Words of the Day Bundle : Seasonal Narrative Guides: 7-Holiday Creative Writing Bundle : Show & Symbolism Narrative Writing Assignment : Six Word Autobiography : Song Lessons: Analyzing Literary Devices Through Pop Music : Student Choice Biography Research Project : To Kill a Mockingbird Complete Unit Bundle : Travel Writing Prompts : Veterans Day Research Project : Writing Literary Analysis Bundle

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The Language of Educational Art's Song Lessons Bundle's resources are provided as Easel activities, an editable PowerPoint Template file, and print-ready, bookmarked, and adjustable PDF files. Please contact us if different file types or page edits are desired.

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